The Meaning of Psalms 71:14 Explained

Psalms 71:14

KJV: But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

YLT: And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

Darby: But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.

ASV: But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But I will hope  continually,  and will yet praise  thee more  and more. 

What does Psalms 71:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 71:13-24 - The Greatest Of All Workers
The singer glances both backward and forward. He goes back in thought to the time when he was cast on God at birth, and acknowledges that God has taught him from his youth and has enabled him to declare God's wondrous works. We may make the same retrospect, and as we muse on all that God has been to us, we may be assured that He will not forsake the work of His own hands, Psalms 138:8. His deliverances will give cause for endless praise, even when our eyes are closing and the heart waxes feeble in death.
But let us also think of those who are following us, and see to it that we leave behind some record of God's righteousness and salvation. Let us place a flaming torch in the hands of our children for them in turn to pass on. Let us show God's strength and power to those who are to come.
The best occupation for the aged is praise, Psalms 71:8; Psalms 71:14; Psalms 71:22-23. Thy mouth shall be filled"¦ shall tell"¦ shall talk. When our hearts are bubbling over with good matter, Psalms 45:1, we can leave our speech to take care of itself. Love will not lack for means of expression. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 71

1  David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prays both for himself,
10  and against the enemies of his soul
14  He promises constancy
17  He prays for perseverance
19  He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully

What do the individual words in Psalms 71:14 mean?

But I continually will hope and more and more Upon all manner will praise You yet
וַ֭אֲנִי תָּמִ֣יד אֲיַחֵ֑ל וְ֝הוֹסַפְתִּ֗י עַל־ כָּל־ תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ

וַ֭אֲנִי  But  I 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
תָּמִ֣יד  continually 
Parse: Adverb
Root: תָּמִיד  
Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.
אֲיַחֵ֑ל  will  hope 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָחַל  
Sense: to wait, hope, expect.
וְ֝הוֹסַפְתִּ֗י  and  more  and  more 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
עַל־  Upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כָּל־  all  manner 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ  will  praise  You  yet 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: תְּהִלָּה  
Sense: praise, song or hymn of praise.